Notre Dame de Paris: A Celebration of the Cathedral Through History

Notre Dame de Paris: A Celebration of the Cathedral Through History

• Featuring Kathy Borrus A&S '98 (MW) and Prof. Anne E. Lester •
• Presented by Hopkins at Home • 

In celebration of Notre-Dame de Paris’s grand reopening after the devastating 2019 fire, Johns Hopkins alumna Kathy Borrus, A&S '98, will share insights from her book, Notre Dame de Paris: A Celebration of the Cathedral. Kathy will lead us through the cathedral’s rich history—from the laying of its first cornerstone in 1163 to its many transformations over the centuries. Discover the events, people, and fascinating details that have shaped this iconic structure, all illustrated with beautiful historical images from her book.

This Alumni Author Talk will be moderated by Anne E. Lester, the John W. Baldwin and Jenny Jochens Associate Professor of Medieval History at Johns Hopkins University. Professor Lester recently published an article with Perspectives on History on the cathedral’s restoration and reopening. #AHAPerspectives

 

Notre Dame de Paris: A Celebration of the Cathedral

Just in time for the holidays! Enter into a drawing to win a hardcover copy of Notre Dame de Paris: A Celebration of the Cathedral, featuring "striking and rarely seen archival photographs" of this "unofficial wonder of the world."

 

ABOUT Kathy Borrus
Author, "Notre Dame de Paris: A Celebration of the Cathedral"

Kathy Borrus, A&S '98 (MW), is a freelance writer based in Washington, DC. She is the author of multiple books including Five Hundred Buildings of Paris, One Thousand Buildings of Paris, The Fearless Shopper, and Stubby, a children's picture book. Her writing has appeared in The Washington Post, The Boston Globe, Fits, Starts, and Matters of the Heart, Art Business News, and FranceGuide among others.

ABOUT Anne E. Lester
John W. Baldwin and Jenny Jochens Associate Professor of Medieval History

As a social historian of medieval Europe and the Levant, Anne E. Lester's research explores fragmentary sources from French and European archives. Lester is currently working on two book projects: one analyzes sacred objects associated with the crusades to the East, and another focuses on political ideology in high medieval France.

 Event Date
Thursday, December 12, 2024
Start Time: 6:00pm EST
End Time: 7:00pm EST

 Location
Virtual Livestream

Hopkins at Home
Livestream

 Contact
Office of Alumni Relations
Joe Letourneau
Hopkins at Home
(800) JHU-JHU1
hopkinsathome@jhu.edu

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